Wire fence.



No. 680,647. Patented Aug. is, 19m. E. w. CORNELL.

WIRE FENCE.

(Application filed Mar. 80, 1899. Renewed Dec. 18, 1900.) (H Model.)

WITNESSES. IN V .NTOR.

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UNITED STATES EVAN XV. CORNELL, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF J. WALLACE PAGE, OF SAME PLACE.

PATENT Trice.-

ONE-HALF TO WIRE FENCE.-

srnorrrcA'rron forming part of Letters Patent in. 680,647, dated August 12;, 1901.

Application filed March 30, 1899. Renewed December13,'l900. Serial N 39,765. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EVAN W'. CORNELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Fence Construction; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled'in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fence construction; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide means whereby the vertical stays and longitudinal wires of a fence may be so united at their point of junction as to maintain said longitudinal wires and stay-wires in their re-' spective positions and at the same time permit of a slight play of the stay-wires between the longitudinal wires and the embracing-staples, so as to admit of a racking of the fence fabric, so that the fence may be accommodated to an uneven surface and yet maintain the stay-wires in a vertical position on the slopes of said uneven surface, the longitudinal wires on the sloping surfaces occupying a position oblique to said stay-wires, the arrangement being such as to enable the tyingstaples to be quickly and firmly secured in place and to form a comparatively inexpensive and strong fabric. This object is attained by the formation and association of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of my improved fence construction, showing only a single longitudinal strand of the fence-wire and a single stay-wire united at their point of junction. Fig'. 3 is an elevation showing by dotted lines the possible movement between the united parts. Fig. a is a detail in section as on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar View as on line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig.'6 is an enlarged perspective of the tying staple,

showing by dotted lines the fence wires crossed within the embrace thereof.

Referring to the letters of reference, A des ignates one of the longitudinal Wires of a fence or other fabric or structure. There may be as many of said longitudinal wires employed as is found expedient.

B designates one of the vertical stay-wires of the fence or fabric, of which many are employed, and which cross the longitudinal wires at right angles at suitable intervals.

The longitudinal wires A may be formed of ordinary fence-wire; but the .wires B, as shown, are polygonal, preferably triangular, one of the flat faces of which is adapted to lie against the intersecting longitudinal wires, presenting one of the,corners or apices of said stay-wire'outwardly. The material of which the wires or vertical strands B are formed is somewhat malleable, so that when the staple C is placed astride of said wire and its end portions a forced or clenched around the longitudinal wire (by any suitable means not shown) the arc of said staple by said operation will indent or break down the corner of the stay-wire, as clearly shown at c in Fig. 5, so as to embed itself therein and prevent any longitudinal movement of said stay-wire with respect to said staple, as will be readily understood, thereby effectually tying together the strands forming the fence or fabric at their points of intersection.

By reason of the fact that the staple has a bearing only upon the corner of the staywire a fulcrum is formed at that point upon which said stay-wire may swing from side to side, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, although held firmly against longitudinal displacement, enabling a racking of the fabric of the fence, so as to accommodate said fence to the slopes of uneven surfaces without buckling or straining the longitudinal wires and Without forcing the stay-wires from a true vertical position.

I am aware that intersecting strands of wire fabric have been locked together at their point of junction by embracing-staples; but I am not aware that there has ever been employed in such construction a wire provided with a projecting corner adapted to be broken down by the pressure applied to the tying-staple, so as to embed said staple in the corner of said wire in such manner as to prevent a displacementof the transverse strands of the fabric.

In Fig. 2 the tying-staple is shown with its end portions clenched around the longitudi- Iral wire from opposite sides thereof, beinga slight modification of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

While I have shown the vertical stay-wires as being triangular in form, it will be understood that this triangular form is not necessary. The vertical wires or stay-wi res may be drawn so as to form a corner upon one portion of their surface, so as to permit of the embedding of the staple therein; but the remaining portion of the wire may be round or of any other shape desired. The triangular shape, however, is preferred, owing to the facility with which it may be handled and the increased stitfness which is added thereto because of said triangular shape.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what is claimed is- 1. The combination of a longitudinal wire or strand, a vertical wire or strand crossing said longitudinal Wire and having an outwardly projecting reduced or acuminated portion forming a corner, and a staple embracing said intersecting strands at their junction, said staple being embedded in the corner of said vertical strand.

2. In a fabric, the combination of a longitudinal and a transverse strand, said transverse strand being angular and having an outwardly-projecting corner, astaple uniting said strands at their point of junction, the arc of said staple being embedded in the corner of said transverse strand.

3. In a fabric, the combination of the longitudinal and transverse strands, said transverse strand being malleable and of polygonal formation and presenting an outwardlyprojecting corner, and the tying-staple embracing said strands at their junction, said staple being embedded in the corner'of said malleable strand.

4. In a fabric, the combination of the 1ongitudinal and transverse strands, said transverse strand being triangular, one face of said triangular strand bearing against said longitudinal strand and one of the corners thereof projecting outwardly, an embracingstaple tying said strands at their points of junction, said staple having its embracing portion embedded in the corner of said triangular strand.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

EVAN w. CORNELL.

\Vitnesses:

D. B. MORGAN, F. E. PRIDDY. 

